Saddest Fictional Death

[SL33TBL1ND]

Go read Cities in Flight by James Blish. The last two pages brought even me to tears.

Spoiler: If you're to lazy to go buy said book.

In the end the most awesome character ever Mayor Amalfi and his colleagues sacrifice their own atoms to create a new universe since our one is about to collide with the antimatter universe. It may not sound very sad, but you haven't read 3 books getting to know this guy.

 

[efeat]

Spoiler: Massive Suikoden 2 spoilers

Nanami.

"Nanami is the Hero's adopted sister and a martial artist. Along the journey, she constantly worries about her brother as well as caring for the shattered orphan, Pilika, when she is in her care. During the journey, she questions the war and her and her brother's role in it. She is horrified of the fact that later on, her brother and his friend Jowy are leading opposing armies and even pleads for them not to fight. She pleads for the hero to run away with her in Tinto (in which the hero can choose to do), but eventually stands by his decision to continue the fight. She is eventually shot with an arrow at Rockaxe Castle while protecting her brother and Jowy when Gorudo ambushes the Hero and Jowy in an attempt to kill them both to seize power."

It's quite heart wrenching to see that happen to such an upbeat and cheerful character. You, Nanami, and Jowy were childhood friends, and you even start the game together as a party. Through a series of events, Jowy ends up leading the opposing army and it absolutely tears Nanami up inside. It's all so sad

Also...

Spoiler: Lufia 2

Maxim (the main character) and his wife, Selan (a party member.)

The final battle takes place on a floating island. After the battle, Selan is mortally wounded and the island starts collapsing, causing the 4-person party to get separated. Artea is able to warp himself and Guy to safety, but Maxim and Selan were too far away to be teleported. Maxim then leaves his dying wife's side to stop the floating island from falling onto civilization. He succeeds, but he merely redirected the island to an uninhabited area and he dies in the subsequent collision.

To give some perspective, you don't even meet Selan until a little ways into the game, and she totally does not trust or respect Maxim at first. You see these two meet, learn to trust each other, fall in love with each other, even have a kid together.....and then you see her die in his arms as Maxim sacrifices himself to save innocents. Damn

 

[boyvirgo666]

jenni from as the world dies. seriously badass death but still sad

 

[seryoga]

Maybe piggy from lord of the flies, or the dogs in where the red fern groes

 

[Diablo27]

Maria from Gears of War 2.
/thread

 

[Scout Tactical]

Spoiler: Starcraft II

Zeratul, Urun, Mohandar, Selendis, and Artanis in Starcraft II, from the final Protoss mission Glorious End, in which the Hybrids wipe out the final remnants of the Protoss race, the Terran being long-since destroyed. Though the other four were definitely big players, I really felt for Urun. Ah, well, he went down fighting.

"There's just... too many of them!"

 

[Jonluw]

Spoiler: Major Clannad After Story spoilers

Nagisa and Ushio's deaths were just unbearably sad. I was crying the whole night.

This, this; a thousand times this.

Edit: Why aren't more people saying this? I will not be satisfied until we have a resounding chorus of people sobbing like babies.

 

[super_robo_raptor]

i really like this thread i personally think that not enough characters die in movies, games, etc. it must feel great for creators of these characters to know that people feel so strongly when one of their characters die.

i would have to say that the saddest moment would be when kamina from gurren laggann dies he was just so damn awesome

 

[azshade]

Atreyu's horse Artax, sinking in the Swamps of Sadness, from Never-Ending Story.

Oh man.
Childhood deaths are horrible. That one was bad, another was the "shoe toon" in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (which gave me nightmares for years).

As an adult, I still have to go 'child'. Wall-E. I'm a grown adult I shouldn't be tearing up in a kids movie. Curse you Pixar!

 

[Stu1701]

Commander Data at the end of Star Trek Nemesis.

 

[AquaAscension]

Bill from Left 4 Dead...

So he's not a really a well fleshed out character, but soon to be in the Valve comic. I'm looking forward to this, but in a sad way.

 

[chainer1216]

john marston of red dead redemption. i felt so empty after that.

also, this thread reminded me of the rage i felt when my dog died in fable 2, and sure, i killed lucien, but that was hardly a satisfying revenge.

 

[coldfrog]

The Colossi. Every single one of them. Even the little bull buddy one.

Spoiler: Or from the Venture Bros.

Hank and Dean at the end of season one. I mean, it's sad before you see season two anyway.

Spoiler: Or from Steven Erickson's Malazan Tales

when Kallor kills Whiskeyjack... holy hell did that one get me. I dropped the book in shock. I mean, at least when Tattersail died you hadn't stored up almost three books worth of character yet... The deaths of a lot of the rest of the Bridgeburners later was also pretty strong, but Whiskeyjack, oh man. That was tough.

I could probably come up with a few more too, but these are the ones that I've re-experienced recently.

 

[Fightgarr]

Spoiler: Claymore spoiler

Teresa's death

First thing that came to mind for me.

I hear ya. Or more recently in the series, which was far sadder for me:

Spoiler: Claymore 107 Spoiler

Miria's Death.

 

[gmacarthur81]

Spoiler

Katriel in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne. ;_;

 

[Kortney]

Red Dead Redemption Spoiler

Spoiler

John Marsten's death. I cried

 

[Hristo Petrov]

Darth Vader : I shed a single manly tear

 

[theuberlord]

ash releasing butterfree, i no he doesn't actually die but still...

i was 7ish when that episode aired... blubbed like a baby :-(

 

[Lynx]

Charlie from Lost.

Seconded.
Also, Satine in Moulin Rouge, and

Spoiler: House M.D. season 5

Kutner's suicide.

 

[thom_cat_]

My contribution- Eli Vance.

Damn you, Valve.

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mega sads.